
the volume of the Book it is written of Me,)
to do Thy will, 0 God.' By His own blood'
He entereth 'in once into the holy place,
having obtained eternal redemption for us.'
Heb. 10:7;
9:12."—The Desire of Ages,
page 757.
2.
What strange work must God
perform before the universe is restored
to peace? Rev. 20:9, 10. Compare Isa.
28:21.
NoTE.—"God's judgments will be visited
upon those who are seeking to oppress and
destroy His people. His long forbearance
with the wicked emboldens men in trans-
gression, but their punishment is none the
less certain and terrible because it is long
delayed. 'The Lord shall rise up as in
Mount Perazim, He shall be wroth as in
the valley of Gibeon, that He may do His
work, His strange work; and bring to
pass His act, His strange act.' Isa. 28:21.
To our merciful God the act of punish-
ment is a strange act. 'As I live, saith the
Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death
of the wicked.' Ezek. 33:11. The Lord is
`merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and
abundant 'in goodness and truth, . . .
forgiving iniquity and transgression and
sin.' Yet He will `by no means clear the
guilty.' The Lord is slow to anger, and
great in power, and will not at all acquit
the wicked.' Ex. 34:6, 7; Nahum 1:3. By
terrible things in righteousness He will
vindicate the authority of His downtrodden
law. The severity of the retribution await-
ing the transgressor may be judged by the
Lord's reluctance to execute justice. The
nation with which He bears long, and
which He will not smite until it has filled
up the measure of its iniquity in God's ac-
count, will finally drink the cup of wrath
unmixed with mercy."—The
Great Con-
troversy,
page 627.
3.
Of what early prophecy is this
event the fulfillment? Gen. 3:15.
4.
What further sentence is carried
out at this time? Heb. 2:14.
NOTE.—"The whole universe will have
become witnesses to the nature and results
of sin. And its utter extermination, which
in the beginning would have brough
t fear
to angels and dishonor to God, will now
vindicate His love and establish His honor
before the universe of beings who delight
to do His will, and in whose heart is His
law. Never will evil again be manifest.
Says the word of God: 'Affliction shall not
rise up the second time.' Nahum 1:9. The
law of God, which Satan has reproached
as the yoke of bondage, will be honored
as the law of liberty. A tested and proved
creation will never again be turned from
allegiance to Him whose character has been
fully manifested before them as fathomless
love and infinite wisdom."—The
Great Con-
troversy,
page 504.
5.
What will the presence of Jesus
as King of kings force even the wicked
to do? Rom. 14:11; Rev. 5:13.
NoTE.—"Satan sees that his voluntary re-
bellion has unfitted him for heaven. He
has trained his powers to war against God;
the purity, peace, and harmony of heaven
would be to him supreme torture. His
accusations against the mercy and justice
of God are now silenced. The reproach
which he has endeavored to cast upon Je-
hovah rests wholly upon himself. And now
Satan bows down and confesses the justice
of his sentence,.
"'Who shall not fear Thee, 0 Lord, and
glorify Thy name? for Thou only art
holy: for all nations shall come and wor-
ship before Thee; for Thy judgments are
made manifest.' Rev. 15:4. Every ques-
tion of truth and error in the long-standing
controversy has now been made plain. The
results of rebellion, the fruits of setting
aside the divine statutes, have been laid
open to the view of all created intelli-
gences. The working out of Satan's rule in
contrast with the government of God has
been presented to the whole universe. Sa-
tan's own works have condemned him.
God's wisdom, His justice, and His good-
ness stand fully vindicated. It is seen
that all His dealings in the great 'contro-
versy .have been conducted with respect to
the eternal good of His people and the good
of all the worlds that He has created. "All
Thy works shall praise Thee, 0 Lord; and
Thy saints shall bless Thee.' Ps. 145:10.
The history of sin will stand to all eternity
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